finished the aura field creator

src/main/java/de/ellpeck/naturesaura/blocks/BlockFieldCreator.java

@@ -5,14 +5,17 @@ import de.ellpeck.naturesaura.api.NaturesAuraAPI;
 import de.ellpeck.naturesaura.blocks.tiles.TileEntityFieldCreator;
 import net.minecraft.block.SoundType;
 import net.minecraft.block.material.Material;
+import net.minecraft.block.state.BlockFaceShape;
 import net.minecraft.block.state.IBlockState;
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
 import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
+import net.minecraft.util.BlockRenderLayer;
 import net.minecraft.util.EnumFacing;
 import net.minecraft.util.EnumHand;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.util.text.TextComponentTranslation;
+import net.minecraft.world.IBlockAccess;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.Side;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;
@@ -76,15 +79,46 @@ public class BlockFieldCreator extends BlockContainerImpl {
                 BlockPos connected = creator.getConnectedPos();
                 if (connected != null)
                     NaturesAuraAPI.instance().spawnParticleStream(
-                            pos.getX() + rand.nextFloat(),
+                            pos.getX() + 0.25F + rand.nextFloat() * 0.5F,
-                            pos.getY() + rand.nextFloat(),
+                            pos.getY() + 0.25F + rand.nextFloat() * 0.5F,
-                            pos.getZ() + rand.nextFloat(),
+                            pos.getZ() + 0.25F + rand.nextFloat() * 0.5F,
-                            connected.getX() + rand.nextFloat(),
+                            connected.getX() + 0.25F + rand.nextFloat() * 0.5F,
-                            connected.getY() + rand.nextFloat(),
+                            connected.getY() + 0.25F + rand.nextFloat() * 0.5F,
-                            connected.getZ() + rand.nextFloat(),
+                            connected.getZ() + 0.25F + rand.nextFloat() * 0.5F,
                             0.65F, 0x4245f4, 1F
                     );
             }
         }
     }
+
+    @Override
+    @SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
+    public BlockRenderLayer getRenderLayer() {
+        return BlockRenderLayer.CUTOUT;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isFullCube(IBlockState state) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isOpaqueCube(IBlockState state) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isNormalCube(IBlockState state, IBlockAccess world, BlockPos pos) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isSideSolid(IBlockState baseState, IBlockAccess world, BlockPos pos, EnumFacing side) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public BlockFaceShape getBlockFaceShape(IBlockAccess worldIn, IBlockState state, BlockPos pos, EnumFacing face) {
+        return BlockFaceShape.UNDEFINED;
+    }
 }

src/main/java/de/ellpeck/naturesaura/blocks/tiles/TileEntityFieldCreator.java

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public class TileEntityFieldCreator extends TileEntityImpl implements ITickable
             return;
 
         BlockPos connectedPos = this.getConnectedPos();
-        if (connectedPos == null)
+        if (connectedPos == null || !this.world.isBlockLoaded(connectedPos))
             return;
 
         TileEntity other = this.world.getTileEntity(connectedPos);
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ public class TileEntityFieldCreator extends TileEntityImpl implements ITickable
                     p.getX() + (float) this.world.rand.nextGaussian() * 3F,
                     p.getY() + 1 + this.world.rand.nextFloat() * 3F,
                     p.getZ() + (float) this.world.rand.nextGaussian() * 3F,
-                    p.getX() + this.world.rand.nextFloat(),
+                    p.getX() + 0.5F,
-                    p.getY() + this.world.rand.nextFloat(),
+                    p.getY() + 0.5F,
-                    p.getZ() + this.world.rand.nextFloat(),
+                    p.getZ() + 0.5F,
                     this.world.rand.nextFloat() * 0.07F + 0.07F, IAuraType.forWorld(this.world).getColor(), this.world.rand.nextFloat() + 0.5F
             ));
         }

src/main/resources/assets/naturesaura/blockstates/field_creator.json

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+    "forge_marker": 1,
+    "defaults": {
+        "model": "naturesaura:field_creator",
+        "textures": {
+            "texture": "naturesaura:blocks/field_creator",
+            "center": "naturesaura:blocks/field_creator_center",
+            "particle": "#texture"
+        },
+        "transform": "forge:default-block"
+    },
+    "variants": {
+        "normal": [{}],
+        "inventory": [{}]
+    }
+}

src/main/resources/assets/naturesaura/lang/en_US.lang

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ tile.naturesaura.infused_brick_slab_double.name=Infused Brick Double Slab
 tile.naturesaura.flower_generator.name=Herbivorous Absorber
 tile.naturesaura.placer.name=Imperceptible Builder
 tile.naturesaura.hopper_upgrade.name=Hopper Enhancement
+tile.naturesaura.field_creator.name=Aura Field Creator
 
 item.naturesaura.eye.name=Environmental Eye
 item.naturesaura.gold_fiber.name=Brilliant Fiber

src/main/resources/assets/naturesaura/models/block/field_creator.json

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+{
+    "elements": [
+        {
+            "from": [0, 0, 0],
+            "to": [16, 16, 16],
+            "faces": {
+                "down": {
+                    "uv": [0, 0, 16, 16],
+                    "texture": "#texture",
+                    "cullface": "down"
+                },
+                "up": {
+                    "uv": [0, 0, 16, 16],
+                    "texture": "#texture",
+                    "cullface": "up"
+                },
+                "north": {
+                    "uv": [0, 0, 16, 16],
+                    "texture": "#texture",
+                    "cullface": "north"
+                },
+                "south": {
+                    "uv": [0, 0, 16, 16],
+                    "texture": "#texture",
+                    "cullface": "south"
+                },
+                "west": {
+                    "uv": [0, 0, 16, 16],
+                    "texture": "#texture",
+                    "cullface": "west"
+                },
+                "east": {
+                    "uv": [0, 0, 16, 16],
+                    "texture": "#texture",
+                    "cullface": "east"
+                }
+            }
+        }, {
+            "from": [5, 5, 5],
+            "to": [11, 11, 11],
+            "faces": {
+                "down": {
+                    "uv": [0, 0, 6, 6],
+                    "texture": "#center"
+                },
+                "up": {
+                    "uv": [0, 0, 6, 6],
+                    "texture": "#center"
+                },
+                "north": {
+                    "uv": [0, 0, 6, 6],
+                    "texture": "#center"
+                },
+                "south": {
+                    "uv": [0, 0, 6, 6],
+                    "texture": "#center"
+                },
+                "west": {
+                    "uv": [0, 0, 6, 6],
+                    "texture": "#center"
+                },
+                "east": {
+                    "uv": [0, 0, 6, 6],
+                    "texture": "#center"
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    ]
+}

src/main/resources/assets/naturesaura/patchouli_books/book/en_us/entries/using/field_creator.json

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+    "name": "Aura Field Creator",
+    "icon": "naturesaura:field_creator",
+    "category": "using",
+    "advancement": "naturesaura:aura_bottle_end",
+    "pages": [
+        {
+            "type": "text",
+            "text": "One of the two activities mostly done by humans is $(thing)breaking$() blocks. This requires quite a bit of strengh and effort, and, if done for long amounts of time, can become quite tiring.$(br)The $(item)Aura Field Creator$() creates a dense field of moving $(aura) that is strong enough for it to $(thing)destroy blocks$() within it."
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "text",
+            "text": "To set up a field like this, two $(item)Aura Field Creators$() need to be placed a couple of blocks apart. Then, interacting with one of them while sneaking and interacting with the other while not sneaking will cause a connection between the two to form.$(br)Once supplying one of them with a $(thing)redstone signal$(), and after a short channel time, the field will be created between the two, allowing any blocks being placed there to be broken and their items being dropped into the world."
+        },
+        {
+          "type":"text",
+            "text":"Of course, breaking blocks and especially the initial channel time will require a bit of $(aura) from the environment. Additionally, while the field is active, a small amount is consumed as a sort of upkeep cost."
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "crafting",
+            "text": "Creating two $(item)Aura Field Creators$()",
+            "recipe": "naturesaura:field_creator"
+        }
+    ]
+}

src/main/resources/assets/naturesaura/recipes/field_creator.json

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{
+    "type": "forge:ore_shaped",
+    "pattern": [
+        "GIG",
+        "GPG",
+        "GEG"
+    ],
+    "key": {
+        "G": {
+            "item": "minecraft:glass"
+        },
+        "I": {
+            "item": "naturesaura:infused_iron"
+        },
+        "P": {
+            "item": "minecraft:piston"
+        },
+        "E": {
+            "type": "minecraft:item_nbt",
+            "item": "naturesaura:aura_bottle",
+            "nbt": {
+                "stored_type": "naturesaura:end"
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "result": {
+        "item": "naturesaura:field_creator",
+        "count": 2
+    }
+}